CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-3774
4.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-08-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.8 MEDIUM — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The Dictionary app in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 does not use HTTPS, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or spoof word definitions by modifying the client-server data stream.
Affected configurations
• apple mac os x (<= 10.10.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 Vendor Advisory